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Monsieur Teste - (Bollingen Recollections) by Paul Valéry (Hardcover)

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The National Book Award-winning translation of Valéry's singular novel, a strange and powerful philosophical exploration of human consciousness Paul Valéry was obsessed with exploring the conscious mind, and it was this preoccupation that produced the unusual masterpiece of modern fiction that is Monsieur Teste.
About the Author: Paul Valéry (1871-1945) was a French poet, essayist, and critic and a major figure in twentieth-century literature.
184 Pages
Literary Collections, European
Series Name: Bollingen Recollections

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The National Book Award-winning translation of Valéry's singular novel, a strange and powerful philosophical exploration of human consciousness

Paul Valéry was obsessed with exploring the conscious mind, and it was this preoccupation that produced the unusual masterpiece of modern fiction that is Monsieur Teste. Although not autobiographical in any usual sense, Valéry's only novel is a profoundly personal book, a portrait of a character whose mind is shown in two aspects--detached from the senses and engaged in the events of everyday life. This volume also includes "Snapshots of Monsieur Teste"--passages from Valéry's Notebooks that give a closer view of Teste.

The Collected Works of Paul Valéry, the first collected edition of the writer in English, features new translations, the original French on facing pages for poetic works, and editorial notes.

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Paul Valéry (1871-1945) was a French poet, essayist, and critic and a major figure in twentieth-century literature. In addition to his poetry, his best-known works include the novel Monsieur Teste and his posthumously published Notebooks.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .56 Inches (D)

Weight: .8 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 184

Genre: Literary Collections

Sub-Genre: European

Series Title: Bollingen Recollections

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Theme: French

Format: Hardcover

Author: Paul Valéry

Language: English

Street Date: September 8, 2026

TCIN: 1011012414

UPC: 9780691292908

Item Number (DPCI): 247-39-6388

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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